Help & Support

Comprehensive guides for using Insurgent Ink

Supported Formats

View all supported document formats and their specific requirements for optimal translation results.

Fully Supported Formats

These formats are fully supported with excellent text extraction and processing capabilities.

PDF

RECOMMENDED

Best For:

Documents with complex layouts, academic papers, books

Features:

  • • Preserves original formatting
  • • OCR support for scanned documents
  • • Handles images and tables
  • • Large file support

Requirements:

  • • Max size: 50MB
  • • Text-based or high-quality scans

DOCX

EXCELLENT

Best For:

Microsoft Word documents, articles, reports

Features:

  • • Perfect text extraction
  • • Maintains structure
  • • Supports comments and notes
  • • Fast processing

Requirements:

  • • Modern Word format (.docx)
  • • Not password protected

TXT

FAST

Best For:

Plain text documents, scripts, simple content

Features:

  • • Instant processing
  • • No formatting issues
  • • Universal compatibility
  • • Small file sizes

Requirements:

  • • UTF-8 encoding preferred
  • • Plain text only

EPUB

EBOOKS

Best For:

eBooks, digital publications, novels

Features:

  • • Chapter-based processing
  • • Metadata preservation
  • • Image support
  • • Table of contents

Requirements:

  • • Valid EPUB format
  • • No DRM protection

ODT

OPEN SOURCE

Best For:

LibreOffice documents, open format files

Features:

  • • Open standard format
  • • Good text extraction
  • • Structure preservation
  • • Cross-platform support

Requirements:

  • • OpenDocument format
  • • Not password protected

Unsupported Formats

These formats are not currently supported. Consider converting them to a supported format.

Microsoft Office Legacy

  • • .doc (use .docx instead)
  • • .xls, .xlsx
  • • .ppt, .pptx

Image Formats

  • • .jpg, .jpeg
  • • .png, .gif
  • • .tiff, .bmp

Other Formats

  • • .rtf
  • • .html
  • • .xml

Format Recommendations

🏆 Best Choice: PDF

For most documents, PDF offers the best balance of compatibility, formatting preservation, and OCR support.

⚡ Fastest Processing: TXT

For plain text content, TXT files process instantly and have no compatibility issues.

📚 For Books: EPUB

EPUB is perfect for books and long-form content with chapter divisions and metadata.